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Wang HM, Khoradmehr A, Tamadon A, Velez E, Nabipour I, Jokar N, Assadi M, Gholamrezanezhad A. Imaging of the muscle and bone from benchtop to bedside. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:3254-3266. [PMID: 32271443 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202003_20693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Studies have begun to show that muscles and bones play a role in the regulation of biological functions through a combination of biomechanical and biochemical signals. In vivo and ex vivo imaging techniques are crucial in the understanding of the morphology and architecture of muscle and bone for further understanding of musculoskeletal physiology and pathophysiology. This systematic review of the literature summarizes current knowledge and outlines new insights into the functions of muscle and bone elucidated by imaging techniques, with a focus on the recent advances in the musculoskeletal system enabled by novel technologies, such as CLARITY, Fast Free-of-Acrylamide Clearing Tissue (FACT), computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET). This may serve as guidance for the development of new strategies to prevent and diagnose motor or metabolism disorders related to the malfunction of muscle and bone.
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- H-M Wang
- Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fudan Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Rotenberg A, Assadi M, Agam N, Segev Y, Tarasiuk A. 0128 Mild Upper Airway Obstruction Leads to Increased Energy Intake and Growth Retardation that Persists After the Obstruction Removal. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Whereas pediatric obstructive sleep apnea may cause insufficient body weight gain and growth retardation, in some studies, metabolic syndrome and obesity were observed. Interestingly, treatment by adenotonsillectomy can lead to accelerated weight gain by an unclear mechanism. Here, we explored the effects of moderate upper airway obstruction (AO) and mild AO (mAO) and its removal (OR) on ventilation, resting energy expenditure (REE), food intake and growth during the diurnal cycle, from weaning to adulthood.
Methods
The trachea of 22-day-old rats was surgically narrowed to generate AO, mAO, and OR was performed after two weeks on mAO animals. Minute ventilation was recorded by whole body plethysmography and diurnal food intake, and REE was explored with metabolic cages 12 weeks post surgery.
Results
Following tracheal narrowing, inspiratory swings in esophageal pressure increased by 177% (p<0.01) and 36% (p<0.01) in AO and mAO rats, respectively, and was similar to the controls in the OR group. REE (Kcal/h/kg) was 3.7±0.1, 5.7±0.12 (p<0.01), 4.1±0.08 (p<0.01), and 3.6±0.15 in the control, AO, mAO, and OR groups, respectively. Increased EE in the AO and mAO groups was associated with up-regulation of ventilation by 133% and 56%, respectively (p<0.01). In all groups, energy intake (EE) was higher during a 12 h active period compared to a sleep period (p<0.01). EE during the lights on of AO and mAO animals increased by 136 % and 126%, respectively, and was similar to the control in the OR group. Active period EE increased by 19% in both obstructed groups (p<0.01). Active period EE was 16.7 % higher in the OR group despite the normalization of ventilation and tracheal diameter to the control value. Increased REE was associated with hindrance of bone elongation (p<0.01), and OR partially improved growth.
Conclusion
The need to maintain respiratory homeostasis during upper airway obstruction was associated with a persistent increase in energy intake. Surgical intervention may not be sufficient to correct the energy intake elevation, and endocrine regulation of feeding and growth may have greater impacts post intervention.
Support
This study was supported by the Israel Science Foundation grant no. 164/2018
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- A Rotenberg
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev., Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev., Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev., Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev., Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL
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Assadi M, Dave J, Leone P, Redjal N, Curtin A. Enhancement of behavioral and linguistic outcome measures in autism spectrum disorder through neuro-navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation: A pilot study. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 74:151-154. [PMID: 32089385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mitra Assadi
- Professor of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, 200 Hygeia Dr, Newark, DE 19713, Uinted States.
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- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, Capital institute for Neurosciences, 2 Capital way, Pennington, NJ 08534, Uinted States.
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- Director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Center, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rowan University, 42 E Laurel Road, Rowan Medicine 2509, Stratford, NJ 08084, Uinted States.
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- Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Capital institute for Neurosciences, 2 Capital way, Pennington, NJ 08534, Uinted States.
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- Research Associate, Drexel University, School of Biomedical engineering, Science and Health Systems, 3508 Market St, Suite 108, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, Uinted States.
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Nemati R, Nayeri M, Assadi M. Cerebral perfusion abnormalities in patients with dizziness: A spect study. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mohajerani H, Tabeie F, Vossoughi F, Jafari E, Assadi M. Effect of pulsed electromagnetic field on mandibular fracture healing: A randomized control trial, (RCT). J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 120:390-396. [PMID: 30836195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Currently, the pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) method is utilized for the treatment of nonunion long bone fractures. Considering the established effect of the PEMF on the acceleration of the bone healing process, we conducted this study to evaluate the effect of PEMF on the healing process in mandibular bone fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS This research was a randomized control trial (RCT) study. The sample consisted of patients with a mandibular fracture who were hospitalized in order to receive closed reduction treatment. The participants were randomly selected and then sequentially divided into two groups of 16 participants each (controls = 16, cases = 16). The patients in the control group received conventional therapy without any extra treatment, while the patients in the case group received PEMF therapy in addition to conventional therapy. For the PEMF therapy, patients in the case group received immediate post-surgery PEMF therapy for 6 h. Next, they received 3 h of exposure for the next 6 d, and finally, the same process was repeated for 1.5 h for post-surgery days 8-13. The maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) device was removed at post-surgery week 4. The patients in the control group, however, did not receive any extra treatment. The efficiency of the treatment modalities was evaluated clinically and radiographically. For the radiographical assessment, we employed a direct digital panoramic machine to calculate the computerized density of the bone, and those measurements were used for comparison of the results between the control group and the study patients. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the mean bone density values between the two groups (P > 0.05). However, the percentage of changes in bone density of the two groups revealed that the case group had insignificant decreases at post-surgery day 14 and a significant increase at post-surgery day 28 compared with the control group (P < 0.05). After releasing the MMF, a bimanual mobility test of the fractured segments showed the stability of the segments in all patients. In the case group, the mouth opening was significantly more stable than that of the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION PEMF therapy postoperatively leads to increased bone density, faster recovery, increased formation of new bone, a further opening of the mouth, and decreased pain.
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- H Mohajerani
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of dentistry, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University Of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University Of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Assadi M, Shknevsky E, Segev Y, Tarasiuk A. 0036 UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION AND OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ABNORMAL ENERGY METABOLISM AND CHANGES IN GROWTH HORMONE AXIS IN RATS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McAbee GN, Morse AM, Assadi M. Pediatric Aspects of Headache Classification in the International Classification of Headache Disorders—3 (ICHD-3 beta version). Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016; 20:7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11916-015-0537-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zerafati G, Velazquez Y, Leone P, Assadi M. The phenotypic differences between probable migraine and definite migraine in teenage girls. J Pediatr Neurol 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/jpn-130617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Gazelle Zerafati
- Department of Molecular Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Robert Wood Jonson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Zerafati G, Velazquez-Rodriquez Y, Contreras L, Leone P, Assadi M. Does the parental history of headaches influence the severity of migraine in the offspring? J Pediatr Neurol 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/jpn-120597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Gazelle Zerafati
- Department of Molecular Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Rowan University Hospital, New Jersey, Pennington, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Pennington, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Pennington, NJ, USA
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Ansari M, Babaei AA, Shafiei B, Javadi H, Assadi M, Nabipour I, Asli IN. Pathological evaluation of differentiated thyroid cancer in patients with positive serum thyroglobulin and negative iodine scan. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014; 18:1925-1929. [PMID: 25010624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There is no investigation that emphasizes the pathology of DTC (differentiated thyroid cancer) patients with positive Tg and negative iodine scan. The present study was performed to assess the pathology of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, the records of 500 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer between June 2005 and November 2011 were assessed, and those patients who had elevated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) with a negative whole body I-131 scan (Tg+/WBS-) were included in the study. Patients were followed for clinical and pathological findings of thyroid cancer, including type, variant, local invasion and cervical lymph node metastasis, and serum Tg, TgAb, and TSH levels. RESULTS A total of 38 patients, including 31 (81.6%) females and 7 (18.4) males with a mean age of 44.2 ± 15.6 years (range, 14 to 77 yrs) took part in the study. All 38 patients had the papillary type of differentiated thyroid cancer (PCDTC), and none had the follicular type of differentiated thyroid cancer (FCDTC). For the variant type of PTC in 16 patients, it was found that 7 were classic type (43.8%), 7 were follicular type (43.8%), and 2 were tall cell (12.4%) for papillary thyroid cancer. In 22 patients no distinct variant had been reported. CONCLUSIONS This report demonstrated that all of the 38 patients were PTC (100%), which is different from other previous studies. It may be concluded that the overall pathologic subtypes changes of DTC could mainly be due to the iodine fortification program in various geographic regions. The relationship between DTC pathologic subtypes and frequency of Tg+/WBS- condition was difficult to assess in this work. Therefore, further studies are required to evaluate this issue.
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- M Ansari
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Mirzababaee M, Shafiei B, Seifollahi S, Motazdian M, Fatholahi L, Delavari S, Naghshine R, Baharfar N, Tabeie F, Javadi H, Assadi M, Asli IN. Management of gastrointestinal complaints in differentiated thyroid cancer patients treated with (131)I: comparison of the efficacy of pantoprazole, metoclopramide, and ondansetron - a randomized clinical trial. Nuklearmedizin 2014; 53:186-9. [PMID: 24961816 DOI: 10.3413/nukmed-0654-14-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare safety and efficacy of pantoprazol , metoclopramide, ondansetron, as compared to placebo, in controlling gastrointestinal (GI) complaints of thyroid cancer patients treated with I-131these patients. DESIGN Four-armed, parallel group, single blind, randomized controlled clinical trial, setting: A university hospital, registration: database for clinical trials IRCT2013061713705N1. PATIENTS 85 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who received 131I. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Postradioiodine nausea and vomiting within three days of therapy (primary endpoint); occurrence of adverse reaction. RESULTS The patients' characteristics were similar within the study groups. Among the study variables, age, sex, administered dosage, history of previous GI complaints, and history of hyperemesis gravidarum in female patients were not statistically different among the groups (p > 0.05). The results revealed that only ondansetron shows a therapeutic benefit over the placebo in controlling nausea (p < 0.05); however, it does not prevent vomiting (p > 0.05). The other two drugs, pantoprazole and metoclopramide, did not control nausea (p > 0.05) or vomiting (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study may demonstrate that the therapeutic dose of ondansetron could be an effective prophylactic agent in controlling GI complaints in differential thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients following RAI therapy; however, these preliminary findings should be validated in larger studies.
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- Majid Assadi, MD, The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 3631, Iran, Tel. +98/771/258 01 69, Fax +98/771/254 18 28
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Azizi M, Bahrieniain SA, Baghdasarians A, Emamipur S, Azizmohammadi Z, Qutbi SM, Javadi H, Assadi M, Asli IN. The role of cognitive group therapy and happiness training on cerebral blood flow using 99mTc-ECD brain perfusion SPECT: a quasi-experimental study of depressed patients. Nuklearmedizin 2014; 53:205-10. [PMID: 24823430 DOI: 10.3413/nukmed-0632-13-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of cognitive group therapy and happiness training objectively in the local cerebral blood flow of patients with major depression (MD). PATIENTS, MATERIAL, METHODS The present research is semi-experimental to pre- and post-test with a control group. Three groups were formed, and this number was incorporated in each group: 12 patients were chosen randomly; the first group of depressed patients benefited from the combination of pharmacotherapy and sessions of cognitive group therapy; the second group used a combination of pharmacotherapy and sessions of happiness training; and a third group used only pharmacotherapy. We compared cognitive-behavioural therapy and happiness training efficacy with only pharmacotherapy in MD patients. We performed brain perfusion SPECT in each group, before and after each trial. RESULTS The study was conducted on 36 patients with MD (32 women and 4 men; mean age: 41.22 ± 9.08; range: 27-65 years). There were significant differences regarding the two trial effects into two experimental groups (p < 0/001) before and after trials, while such differences were not significant in the control group (p > 0.05). In addition, there was significant difference among the regional cerebral blood flow in the frontal and prefrontal regions into two experimental groups before and after trials (p < 0/001), while such differences were not significant in the control group (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION This study demonstrated decreased cerebral perfusion in the frontal regions in MD patients, which increased following cognitive group therapy and happiness training. Because of its availability, low costs, easy performance, and the objective semi-quantitative information supplied, brain perfusion SPECT scanning might be useful to assess the diagnosis and therapy efficacy. Further exploration is needed to validate its clinical role.
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- Majid Assadi, MD, The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 3631, Iran, Tel. +98/771/258 01 69, Fax +98/771/254 18 28
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Pirayesh E, Amoui M, Assadi M. 99mTc-Octreotide Uptake in the Uterus and a Subserosal Myoma Mimicking Tumoral Masses. J Nucl Med Technol 2014; 42:77-8. [DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.113.131581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Assadi M, Abdi-Ardekani A, Pourbehi M, Amini A, Javadi H, Nabipour I, Abbaszadeh M, Assadi M. Clinical significance of mild inferolateral wall ischemia of the left ventricle on 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013; 17:2639-2643. [PMID: 24142612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Mild ischemia in the inferolateral wall on myocardial perfusion imaging is seen frequently in practice. The aim of this study is to assess the importance of the above issue on myocardial perfusion SPECT with coronary angiography. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients enrolled in this study exhibited mild ischemia of the inferolateral wall on myocardial single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with 99mTc-MIBI, using the 20 left ventricular segments model. Each patient completed a questionnaire, including type of chest pain, risk factors, and previous examinations, and all cases were followed up for one year. Luminal stenosis of >50% was classified as significant stenosis on coronary angiography. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS During investigation, 105 cases had mild ischemia on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) of which 36 subjects (22 male and 14 female) underwent coronary angiography. The mean age was 56.62±10.23 years old (age range: 36-73 years). The inferolateral wall was compared to the left circumflex (LCX) territory. Nineteen out of 36 (52.7%) cases had stenosis in the LCX. Twenty-three of 105 (21.90%) underwent revascularization during the one year follow up. In multiple logistic regressions, with LCX stenosis on angiography as the dependent variable, only abnormal MPI was independently associated significantly. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the study may indicate that even a mild perfusion defect in the inferolateral wall should be carefully managed, especially in high-risk subjects for coronary artery disease.
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- M Assadi
- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Pirayesh E, Amoui M, Mirzaee HR, Tabei F, Rakhsha A, Kalantari BA, Shafiei B, Assadi M, Asli IN. Phase 2 Study of a High Dose of 186Re-HEDP for Bone Pain Palliation in Patients with Widespread Skeletal Metastases. J Nucl Med Technol 2013; 41:192-6. [DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.113.124297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Salimipour H, Kazerooni S, Seyedabadi M, Nabipour I, Nemati R, Iranpour D, Assadi M. Antiepileptic Treatment Is Associated with Bone Loss: Difference in Drug Type and Region of Interest. J Nucl Med Technol 2013; 41:208-11. [DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.113.124685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is characterized by the accumulation of sulfatide sphingolipids in the brain and peripheral nerves. We report metabolite alterations recorded using multi-voxel proton spectroscopy of the brain in four children with MLD. The data revealed elevated myoinositol/creatine and lactate/creatine ratios as well as decreased N-acetyl aspartate/creatine ratios. We propose that elevation in myoinositol and lactate are caused by astrocytic gliosis and may be used as biomarkers for disease progression in MLD.
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- Mitra Assadi
- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Leone P, Shera D, McPhee SWJ, Francis JS, Kolodny EH, Bilaniuk LT, Wang DJ, Assadi M, Goldfarb O, Goldman HW, Freese A, Young D, During MJ, Samulski RJ, Janson CG. Long-term follow-up after gene therapy for canavan disease. Sci Transl Med 2013; 4:165ra163. [PMID: 23253610 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Canavan disease is a hereditary leukodystrophy caused by mutations in the aspartoacylase gene (ASPA), leading to loss of enzyme activity and increased concentrations of the substrate N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) in the brain. Accumulation of NAA results in spongiform degeneration of white matter and severe impairment of psychomotor development. The goal of this prospective cohort study was to assess long-term safety and preliminary efficacy measures after gene therapy with an adeno-associated viral vector carrying the ASPA gene (AAV2-ASPA). Using noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging and standardized clinical rating scales, we observed Canavan disease in 28 patients, with a subset of 13 patients being treated with AAV2-ASPA. Each patient received 9 × 10(11) vector genomes via intraparenchymal delivery at six brain infusion sites. Safety data collected over a minimum 5-year follow-up period showed a lack of long-term adverse events related to the AAV2 vector. Posttreatment effects were analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model, which showed changes in predefined surrogate markers of disease progression and clinical assessment subscores. AAV2-ASPA gene therapy resulted in a decrease in elevated NAA in the brain and slowed progression of brain atrophy, with some improvement in seizure frequency and with stabilization of overall clinical status.
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- Paola Leone
- Department of Cell Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy Center, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ 08034, USA.
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Cheki M, Moslehi M, Assadi M. Marvelous applications of quantum dots. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013; 17:1141-1148. [PMID: 23690181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nanotechnology is developed to convert research, prevention, and treatment of cancer through the novel diagnostic imaging techniques and therapies. In particular, the imaging nanotechnology has gained substantial momentum in recent years. The main progress in nanotechnology has led to the production of novel fluorescent probes named quantum dots (QDs). Quantum dots develop a revolution in the molecular tagging processes within research, in vivo and in vitro studies. Due to unique physical and chemical features of QD probes, new possible techniques of early cancer detection and therapeutic management are being surveyed. Quantum dots have also dissolved many of the restrictions of organic fluorophores and are a talented option as a research tool. CONCLUSIONS This review addresses on the present status of research, preclinical applications and also future visions of quantum dots.
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- M Cheki
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Asli IN, Shahoseini R, Azizmohammadi Z, Javadi H, Assadi M. The utility and prognostic value of dipyridamole technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging SPECT in predicting perioperative cardiac events following non-cardiac surgery. Perfusion 2013; 28:333-9. [PMID: 23482483 DOI: 10.1177/0267659113481398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A perioperative cardiac events is one of the most important medical concerns for both surgeons and patients. The purpose of the current study was to determine the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), using dipyridamole 99m Tc-MIBI, for the prediction of perioperative cardiac events. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 253 patients who were candidates for non-cardiac elective surgery and underwent scanning with dipyridamole 99m Tc-MIBI. Based on normal or abnormal MPI, patients were divided into two groups and all preoperative cardiac events were recorded. Risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking and age ≥70 years, were compared between patients with normal and abnormal MPI and, also, in patients with or without cardiac events. RESULTS There were 197 patients with normal and 56 patients with abnormal MPI. In total, 14 patients had perioperative cardiac events, which included myocardial infarction (MI), hypotension, arrhythmia and death; of the 14 patients with perioperative cardiac events, 12 had abnormal and two had normal MPI. There were statistically meaningful differences between the two groups (p<0.001). Based on these findings, we determined that MPI had a sensitivity of 85.7%, a specificity of 81.6%, an accuracy of 81.8%, a positive predictive value of 21.4 % and a negative predictive value of 98.9%. CONCLUSION The incidence of perioperative cardiac events is higher in patients with abnormal MPI. Dipyridamole 99m Tc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging can accurately detect the preoperative cardiac risk of patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. Based on these findings, the occurrence of perioperative cardiac events in patients with abnormal MPI should be considered, especially in the older age population (age ≥70).
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- I N Asli
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Tabatabaee A, Asharin MR, Dehghan MH, Pourbehi MR, Nasiri-Ahmadabadi M, Assadi M. Retinal vessel abnormalities predict coronary artery diseases. Perfusion 2013; 28:232-7. [PMID: 23322671 DOI: 10.1177/0267659112473173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are limited data supporting an association between retinal microvascular changes and cardiovascular mortality, but there is no convincing evidence of an independent or direct association with atherosclerosis in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The present study examines the relationship between retinal microvascular changes and angiographic findings. METHODS Patients who were candidates for angiography were, at first, referred to the ophthalmology department for the determination of the severity of retinal atherosclerosis based on the Scheie classification. Angiography was carried out afterwards. Each patient completed a questionnaire, also providing information on risk factors. For each patient, the Gensini score was calculated using angiography findings. RESULTS A total of 168 patients (99 males and 69 females) with a mean age of 55.3±11.9 years were included in this study. The results show a significant association between CAD severity and retinal artery atherosclerosis (r = 0.47, p = 0.0001). In multiple regression analyses with CAD severity (using Gensini scoring) as a dependent variable, we observed a significant association between atherosclerosis scores based on Scheie criteria (β=0.31, p<0.0001), diabetes mellitus (DM) (β=0.29, p<0.0001), hypertension (β=0.23, p<0.0001), smoking (β=0.20, p<0.0001), and age (β=0.15, p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that fundoscopic changes might be a predictor of CADs. However, more well-designed studies to verify these results are still needed.
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- A Tabatabaee
- Department of Cardiology, Shariati Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Asli IN, Ehsani MJ, Javadi H, Semnani S, Tabib SM, Assadi M. Comparison of three with six regions of interest analyses in patients with idiopathic constipation undertaking colon transit scintigraphy using 67Ga-citrate. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013; 17:69-74. [PMID: 23329525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE AND INTRODUCTION: Preparation of data from 6 geometric regions of interest in the colon is time consuming, and can become impractical in the environment of busy Nuclear Medicine Departments. Therefore, we have investigated and demonstrated an alternative method for obtaining the same diagnostic information from an analysis of patients with idiopathic constipation who underwent colon transit scintigraphy using 67Ga-citrate. Data analysis methods using three regions of interest are compared to the results obtained using the more time consuming 6 regions of interest method to analyze the data. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we report our results of the comparative reanalysis of data obtained by more traditional methods. We compare 3 regions of interest (ROI) which were taken from areas including the right colon, left colon and the rectosigmoid colon, with original work using our alternative 6 (ROI) diagnostic methodology. In addition, the proximal colonic emptying (PCE) was determined at 24 hr post ingestion among members of 3 identified subject groups. RESULTS The distribution of activity as the ingested 67Ga-citrate passes through the colon constitutes an activity profile. The mean activity position in the colon can be determined from subsequent radiographic images and from this the mean clearance time can be calculated. In quantitative assessment, this represents the time at which half of activity was eliminated from colon (mean half clearance time - MCT) which did not appear different in the reanalysis. There is no significant difference in the current study in GMC 24h, GMC 48h and GMC 72h between two groups using the Man Whitney u test (p > 0.05), while in the previous work the results were statistically significant for the two later time periods GMC (GMC 48h and GMC 72h) (p = 0.016 and p = 0.027 respectively). The PCE in the group 1 was = 2.50 (0.37); group 2, 1.57 (0.47) and group 3, 2.97. The PCE was not different between the two groups (p = 0.21). CONCLUSIONS This investigation demonstrated that the radionuclide colon transit study using 67Ga-citrate is a safe, physiologic, and quantitative method for evaluating the transit of fecal material from cecum to rectum. Although, the visual assessment of diagnosis of the subjects in the two analyses is the same, it was not completely supported by quantitative measurements. Therefore, further studies need to be done.
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- I N Asli
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Javadi H, Porpiranfar MA, Semnani S, Jallalat S, Yavari P, Mogharrabi M, Hooman A, Amini A, Barekat M, Iranpour D, Assadi M, Asli IN. Complete improvement in a patient with multiple irreversible defects of the left ventricle on 99m technetium-sestamibi SPECT after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16 Suppl 4:113-116. [PMID: 23090825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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99mTc-sestamibi has been investigated as a potential viability marker; initial studies have shown good concordance between 201Tl and 99mTc-sestamibi activities in both viable and nonviable myocardium. However, assessment of myocardial viability by 99mTc-sestamibi remains controversial for tissue recovery after revascularization. Here, we present a patient with several regions of severely diminished and irreversible (defect persisting in both early and delay images of each set scanning) defects on initial scan which were dissolved completely on the follow up scan after an intervention. In a 75 year-old Asian woman with acute myocardial infarction who received thrombolytic therapy and subjected to percutaneous coronary angiography (PCI) on day 28 after acute myocardial infarction(MI), resting 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT was applied on day 4 (initial scan) and 138 (follow up scan) after acute MI at 30 and 180 min after injection of tracer (740 MBq); Two-dimensional echocardiography was carried out at the same time. On the initial image set, there was irreversible defects in the apex, anteroapical, inferoapical, anteroseptal, septal and also anterior walls, while the follow up image was normal in all regions.The angiography intervention showed just significant stenosis on left anterior descending (LAD) vessel (95%). This may highlight the failure of 99mTc-sestamibi as a marker of myocardial viability and also mandate further validating of the procedure with follow up scan or other modalities for myocardial viability investigation.
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- H Javadi
- Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Akrami A, Bakmohammadi N, Seyedabadi M, Nabipour I, Mirzaei Z, Farrokhi S, Assadi M. The association between schoolchildren intelligence and refractive error. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:908-911. [PMID: 22953639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The relationship between refractory errors and intelligence and the importance of genetic, regional and environmental factors in such associations, were investigated in a group of school children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and thirty-seven students (34.3% boys and 65.7% girls) from two primary schools were enrolled in the study. Cycloplegic refraction was performed and a spherical equivalent (SE) > or = 0.5D were determined as hyperopia; <-0.5D myopia and <1 cyl D astigmatism. Demographic factors, parent's education level, teacher based assessment of school performance and average score were also evaluated. RESULTS Seventy-eight (56.9%) of subjects showed a form of refractory error; 27%, 3% and 2.9% were myope, hyperope or astigmat, respectively, whereas 12.4% of them had both myopia and astigmatism and 10.2% showed hyperopia and astigmatism; 43.1% were normal. CONCLUSIONS Although our data revealed no distinction of average score between normal group and myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism or hyperopia-astigmatism, there is a statistically significant difference between normal group and those who had both myopia and astigmatism in which the later had a lower mediocre. Our results is somehow in contrast with other parallel studies demonstrating that positive connection between school performance and myopia can be explained by the geographical or racial discrepancies as well as subjects involved in the study and divergent set of cut off limits.
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- A Akrami
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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Assadi M, Nabipour I, Nemati R, Salimipour H, Zakani A, Eftekhari M. Nuclear imaging with radiolabeled odor molecules in patients with olfactory disorder. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:752-754. [PMID: 22913206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Smell loss originates from peripheral disorders, like intranasal obstruction and olfactory cell injury, as well as central pathway diseases. Information derived from electrophysiological and psychophysical tests are useful for identifying loss of smell, but not for discriminating between central and peripheral deficits. This is because conventional imaging modalities are unable to deliver information about functional olfactory performance. Although functional imaging is able to show abnormal changes in central olfactory pathways, it seems that it is only possible to observe such abnormalities in olfactory cell dysfunction. We hypothesize that the scanning of peripheral olfactory systems by radiolabeled odor molecules may specifically reveal olfactory dysfunction and may be useful for differentiating peripheral from central olfactory disorders.
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- M Assadi
- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Delshad H, Mehran L, Tohidi M, Assadi M, Azizi F. The incidence of thyroid function abnormalities and natural course of subclinical thyroid disorders, Tehran, I.R. Iran. J Endocrinol Invest 2012; 35:516-21. [PMID: 21971483 DOI: 10.3275/7968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the high prevalence of thyroid dysfunction, the epidemiology and natural course of these disorders have not been identified yet. AIM The present survey was conducted to determine the incidence of thyroid dysfunction and natural course of subclinical thyroid disorders in an urban community of Tehran, I.R. Iran. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Serum TSH and thyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb) were measured at baseline and after 6.7 yr from a sample of 1999 randomly selected subjects aged≥20 yr, participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). Median TSH value and 2.5, 5, 95, and 97.5 TSH percentiles were determined at baseline using data obtained from 808 negative TPOAb subjects with no history of any thyroid disease or surgery, goiter, nodule, taking thyroid hormone preparations or anti-thyroid drugs. In those with abnormal TSH level, total T4 and T3 uptake were measured and free T4 index was calculated. RESULTS Normal TSH reference range was 0.4-5.8 μU/ml according to the 2.5 and 97.5 TSH percentiles. The incidence rates of thyroid function abnormalities in 1000 subjects per year were as follows: clinical hypothyroidism: 0.28 in women and 0.21 in men; subclinical hypothyroidism: 11.59 in women and 4.69 in men; clinical hyperthyroidism: 1.4 in women and 0.21 in men; and subclinical hyperthyroidism: 5.72 in women and 3.62 in men. A significant increase was found in the frequency of positive TPOAb in women from 15.9 to 17.7% (p=0.006). Of 8 women with subclinical hypothyroidism at baseline, 5 remained unchanged, 1 became normal, and 1 developed clinical hypothyroidism at followup. Two women with subclinical hyperthyroidism normalized at follow-up. Of 2 men with subclinical hypothyroidism at baseline, 1 remained unchanged, whereas the other progressed to clinical hypothyroidism. CONCLUSION After a 6.7 yr follow-up significant increase in the incidence of subclinical thyroid disorders was observed in both men and women, as compared to overt thyroid dysfunction. Increase in the prevalence of TPOAb positivity was observed only in women.
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- H Delshad
- Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 19395-4763, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Raziei G, Masjedi MR, Fotouhi F, Asli NI, Shafiei B, Javadi H, Assadi M. The role of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in the management of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:622-629. [PMID: 22774403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine whether 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scanning could improve diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and help clinical decision making for an accurate management. MATERIAL AND METHODS 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy was performed in 62 cases of PTB 34 cases had active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB) and were at the beginning of antituberculosis medication (group 1) as well as 28 cases had inactive pulmonary tuberculosis (IPTB) and were post antituberculosis medication (group 2). The qualitative and semiquantitative findings of both scanning methods were assessed. For semiquantitative evaluation, regions of interest (ROIs) were drawn over the lesion (L), non-lesion (NL) and neck soft tissue (NST). The mean count values of ROIs were obtained and L/NL and L/NST were calculated. RESULTS Thirty-four patients with APTB (15 males and 19 females; mean age of 47.85 +/- 1.91 yrs) and 28 cases with IPTB (9 male and 19 females; mean age of 53.96 +/- 2.33 yrs) were included in this study. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive (PPV and NPV) values of 99mTc-MIBI were 88.2%, 75%, 82.2%, 81.1% and 84% respectively. The mean value of L/NL in the APTB for 99mTc-MIBI was 1.45 +/- 0.18 and L/NST was 1.57 +/- 0.26 which was significant statistically (p < 0.00). CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrated that 99mTc-MIBI scanning can be complementary to other diagnostic techniques especially in patients with indeterminate APTB and those in whom recurrent disease is suspected. In addition, because of its availability, rather low costs, easy performance, and objective semiquantitative information supplied, 99mTc-MIBI scanning might be establish in routine imaging center to assess the pulmonary tuberculosis. However, further exploration is needed to validate its clinical role.
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- G Raziei
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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Assadi M, Wang DJ, Anderson K, Carran M, Bilaniuk L, Leone P. Vitamin k antagonist warfarin for palliative treatment of metachromatic leukodystrophy, a compassionate study of four subjects. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 2012; 4:73-9. [PMID: 23650469 PMCID: PMC3619661 DOI: 10.4137/jcnsd.s9355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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MLD is characterized by accumulation of sulfatides in the brain. Vitamin K regulates two enzymes in sphingolipid biosynthesis and warfarin is known to lower brain sulfatides in rats and mice. We hypothesized that warfarin may mitigate the MLD phenotype by reducing the formation of sulfatides. This compassionate study recruited four advanced patients with clinical, biochemical and genetic confirmation of MLD. The patients were treated with warfarin according to the approved protocol for a total of 45 days. The battery of tests included proton MR spectroscopy (H-MRS) of brain and urinary sulfatide levels recorded at defined intervals. The patients tolerated the medication and there were no bleeding complications. The urinary sulfatide levels did not decline during the study period. The H-MRS showed decreased N-acetyl aspartate and elevated myoinositol levels in the basal ganglia which remained unchanged after treatment. Our study did not demonstrate any beneficial effects of warfarin in four advanced cases of MLD. The drug intervention however, was safe and deserves further evaluation through a larger study of longer duration. The metabolite abnormalities reported on H-MRS may be useful in longitudinal follow up of patients with MLD during drug trials.
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Ansari M, Javadi H, Pourbehi M, Mogharrabi M, Rayzan M, Semnani S, Jallalat S, Amini A, Abbaszadeh M, Barekat M, Nabipour I, Assadi M. The association of rate pressure product (RPP) and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) findings: a preliminary study. Perfusion 2012; 27:207-13. [DOI: 10.1177/0267659112436631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction: The product of heart rate and systolic blood pressure, termed as rate-pressure product (RPP), is a very reliable indicator of myocardial oxygen demand and is widely used clinically. There have been previous attempts to describe the relationship between RPP and the onset of pain in angina pectoris. The current study aimed to evaluate the association between RPP results and scan findings. Materials and methods: In total, 497 patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) underwent gated, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging with dipyridamole, exercise, or dobutamine stress, and were included in this study. Baseline and maximum heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and electrocardiogram (ECG) results were recorded. The rate-pressure product (RPP) was calculated as the product of heart rate and systolic arterial pressure for both baseline and maximum measures. The difference between the RPP max and the basal RPP is known as the RPP reserve. Researchers also obtained semi-quantitative analyses of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), using gated software, demographic information, risk factors of CAD, and pretest likelihoods of CAD using nomograms. Result: Four hundred and ninety-seven cases, including 426 patients with dipyridamole stress, 59 with exercise stress, and 12 with dobutamine stress, underwent myocardial perfusion imaging. Scan results were positive in 194 (45.5%) and negative in 232 (54.5%) patients with dipyridamole stress. In patients with exercise stress, the scan was positive in 24 (40.7%) cases and negative in 35 (59.3%) cases. In dobutamine stressed patients, the scan was positive in 6 (50%) cases and negative in the 6 remaining cases. Dipyridamole stress resulted in a significant difference between HR at rest and at maximum (28.95 ± 24.53, p-value<0.0001), between systolic BP at rest and maximum (6.75 ± 12.50, p-value<0.0001) and between diastolic BP at rest and maximum (1.45 ± 5.80; p-value<0.0001). There was a significant correlation between sum stress scores (SSS) and reserved RPP (r= −0.12, p-value<0.001) which, in dipyridamole patients, was r=−0.18, p-value=0.0001). In addition, there was a significant association between reserved RPP and risk of CAD (p-value<0.001). In the patients with dipyridamole stress, the ejection fraction (EF) change (odds ratio =0.92; 95% CI: 0.86-0.98; p=0.01), reserve RPP (odds ratio =1.00; 95% CI: 1.00-1.00; p=0.04), risk of CAD (odds ratio =5.80; 95% CI: 3.21-10.50; p<0.0001) and age (odds ratio =0.94; 95% CI: 0.89-0.98; p=0.01) were associated significantly with MPI results, using multiple logistic regressions. Conclusion. The study demonstrated that RPP is associated with MPI findings using gated SPECT imaging with dipyridamole stress. However, to confirm this preliminary result, further studies are mandatory.
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- M Ansari
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Marine Medicine Biotechnology Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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Yaghoubi M, Arefi SH, Assadi M. Comparison of angiographic with myocardial perfusion scintigraphy findings in cardiac syndrome X (CSX). Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011; 15:1385-1388. [PMID: 22288299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is defined by an angina-like chest pain, a positive response to stress testing and normal or near normal coronary angiogram. We evaluated the angiographic findings in patients with cardiac syndrome X and compared it with myocardial perfusion scintigraphy findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 39 females aged 40-58 years (mean, 49.79 +/- 4.69 [SD] and 13 males ranging from 40 to 54 years (mean, 47.54 +/- 3.76 [SD] with CSX. By reviewing the angiographic film, some variables including stenosis (less than 30% of vessel diameter), delay run off, delay wash out, calcification and tortuosity were evaluated. Thirty-two had been undergone on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). RESULTS The most frequent abnormal angiographic finding in three territories was stenosis item. Overall, 22 of 32 (68.75%) CSX patients had ischemia on MPI. The result of the myocardial perfusion imaging was not concordant with five angiographic findings. CONCLUSION We suggest that the presence of angiographic coronary findings such as stenosis, delay run off, delay wash out, calcification and tortuosity are not invariably associated with atherosclerosis, and also seen in CSX patients.
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- M Yaghoubi
- Department of Cardiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Zakani A, Saghari M, Eftekhari M, Fard-Esfahani A, Fallahi B, Esmaili J, Assadi M. Evaluation of radioiodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer subjects with elevated serum thyroglobulin and negative whole body scan using 131I with emphasize on the thallium scintigraphy in these subgroups. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011; 15:1215-1221. [PMID: 22165686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Negative diagnostic 131I whole body scans with elevated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels are found in 20% of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Empirical radioiodine treatment has been advocated by some researchers, but has had with controversial outcomes. This anterospective study was performed to examine this dilemma and also to determine the capability of thallium (201TI) scintigraphy in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 21 patients who had a history of DTC and elevated serum Tg levels, together with a negative diagnostic 131I whole body scans (WBS), were included in the study. All patients underwent posttreatment 131I WBS. Patients with negative posttreatment 131I WBS then underwent 201TI scintigraphy. RESULTS The 21 included patients (9 women and 12 men) had a mean age of 53 +/- 14.17 years. The mean pretreatment and posttreatment Tg levels were 227.23 +/- 208.50 ng/ml and 163.43 +/- 282.57 ng/ml, respectively (p value <0.05). Eleven cases showed at least a 50% decrease in Tg value (remission group), 6 patients revealed less than a 50% decrease in Tg value (stable group), while 4 subjects demonstrated an increment in posttreatment Tg relative to pretreatment Tg value (progression group). The cumulative and last 131I doses in the remission, stable, and progression groups were not significantly different (p value >0.05). In the posttreatment 131I WBS, 10 patients showed abnormal findings in their images. In a follow-up scan after 201TI treatment, 7 out of 11 patients had positive scans. CONCLUSION The study indicates a positive effect of RAI therapy in DTC patients with elevated Tg and negative 131I WBS. In addition, 201TI scintigraphy can be useful as an alternative modality to improve tumoral detection in this situation and when access to a PET system is limited.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Vali Asr Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Javadi H, Porpiranfar MA, Semnani S, Jallalat S, Yavari P, Mogharrabi M, Hooman A, Amini A, Barekat M, Iranpour D, Seyedabadi M, Assadi M, Asli IN. Scintigraphic parameters with emphasis on perfusion appraisal in rest 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT in the recovery of myocardial function after thrombolytic therapy in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Perfusion 2011; 26:394-9. [DOI: 10.1177/0267659111409970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction: This study was performed to determine the clinical application of rest 99mTc-sestamibi in the assessment of viability and functional improvement of the left ventricle (LV) myocardium in the post-thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Material and methods: In 37 patients with AMI who received thrombolytic therapy, 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiography, as well as the resting redistribution of 99mTc-sestamibi, was investigated, both within 1 week and 3–5 months after AMI. The predictive capacity of the perfusion percentage for myocardial function recovery was evaluated. Also, the capacities of the possible variables in the prediction of recovery of myocardial function resulting from a change in LV ejection fraction (EF) were evaluated using stepwise multiple regression analysis. Results: Thirty-seven patients (30 men and 7 women; mean age: 58±14 years) with AMI were enrolled in the study. Redistribution was observed in 35 and 50 segments of the initial and follow-up scans, respectively. In addition, 146 segments with reverse redistribution (RR), both in the initial scan (118 segments) and the follow-up scan (86 segments), were also observed. An apparent difference in wall motion scores was seen between the initial and follow-up echocardiographs (p<0.001). Furthermore, using the optimal cut-off point of perfusion percentage in each image set, sensitivity as well as specificity and likelihood ratio (LR) for the improvement of regional wall motion after 3–5 months were defined. Conclusion: These data showed that redistribution and reverse redistribution of 99mTc-sestamibi post thrombolytic therapy can be used as a marker of viability to predict the recovery of segmental wall motion abnormality (stunning), as well as the improvement of segmental perfusion uptake. This study also demonstrates that the resting 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT can be used for an approximate assessment of LV function status and can predict the recovery of jeopardized myocardium function after thrombolytic therapy.
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- H Javadi
- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GUOMS), Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GUOMS), Gorgan, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GUOMS), Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GUOMS), Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Assadi M, Akrami A, Beikzadeh F, Seyedabadi M, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Afarid M, Seidali E. Impact of Ramadan fasting on intraocular pressure, visual acuity and refractive errors. Singapore Med J 2011; 52:263-266. [PMID: 21552787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Fasting evidently influences a variety of physiological parameters that can impact the ocular system. Among these modifications are alterations in insulin secretion, sympathetic activity, free fatty acids, lipid profile, melatonin, cortisol, electrolytes and catecholamines. In this study, we investigated the possible alterations in intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity and refractive errors during Ramadan fasting. METHODS IOP, visual acuity and refractive errors of both eyes of volunteers were measured on the first and last days of Ramadan (once in the morning and evening). Body weight was measured so as to estimate the amount of dehydration. Data from the two examinations was analysed using one-way analysis of variance. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS 58 healthy, fasting male volunteers with a mean age of 40.7 +/- 7.1 years participated in the study. Statistical analysis demonstrated no difference in IOP, visual acuity or refractive errors on the first and last days of Ramadan, or within a single day (from morning to evening). CONCLUSION Our results reveal that Islamic Ramadan fasting does not profoundly affect physiological IOP, refractive error or visual acuity values in healthy volunteers. However, more detailed investigations using animal models should be designed to evaluate whether fasting has a pivotal influence on pathological conditions.
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- M Assadi
- The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 3631, Iran.
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Mohagheghie A, Ahmadabadi MN, Hedayat DK, Pourbehi MR, Assadi M. Myocardial perfusion imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi in asymptomatic diabetic patients. Nuklearmedizin 2010; 50:3-8. [PMID: 21052610 DOI: 10.3413/nukmed-0318-10-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been extensively applied in the clinical assessment of patients with diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present study was to evaluate stress technetium-99m sestamibi SPECT MPI perfusion in silent myocardial ischemia and its association with some clinical and laboratory parameters in an asymptomatic diabetic population. PATIENTS, MATERIAL, METHODS 83 subjects (age: 57.1±6.9 years) with at least five years history of type 2 diabetes, and no suspected or documented coronary artery disease (CAD) accomplished myocardial perfusion imaging; angiography was also performed in patients with abnormal MPI. RESULTS MPI results showed that 58 patients had normal myocardial perfusion, while 25 patients showed perfusion defects (23 reversible and 2 fixed) on MPI. 12 out of the 25 (48%) with abnormal MPI findings represented abnormal angiography. We observed that pretest likelihood of CAD (odds ratio 2.32; 95%-CI: 1.05-5.13; p = 0.038) and higher HbA1c level (odds ratio 1.70; 95%-CI, 1.07-2.71; p = 0.02) were independently associated with abnormal MPI. CONCLUSION Occult CAD was present on MPI in 1/3 patients with DM without abnormal electrocardiographic findings or evidence of peripheral arterial disease.
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- A Mohagheghie
- Majid Assadi, MDBushehr Research Center for Nuclear Medicine The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Institute, Boostan 19 Alley, Imam Khomeini Street, Bushehr, Iran
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Javadi H, Shariati M, Mogharrabi M, Asli IN, Jallalat S, Hooman A, Seyedabadi M, Assadi M. The Association of Dipyridamole Side Effects with Hemodynamic Parameters, ECG Findings, and Scintigraphy Outcomes. J Nucl Med Technol 2010; 38:149-52. [DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.109.072629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Assadi M, Janson C, Wang DJ, Goldfarb O, Suri N, Bilaniuk L, Leone P. Lithium citrate reduces excessive intra-cerebral N-acetyl aspartate in Canavan disease. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2010; 14:354-9. [PMID: 20034825 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Our group has previously reported the first clinical application of lithium in a child affected by Canavan disease. In this study, we aimed to assess the effects of lithium on N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) as well as other end points in a larger cohort. Six patients with clinical, laboratory and genetic confirmation of Canavan disease were recruited and underwent treatment with lithium. The battery of safety and efficacy testing performed before and after sixty days of treatment included Gross Motor Function Testing (GMFM), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Proton Magnetic Spectroscopy (H-MRS) as well as blood work. The medication was safe without any clinical or laboratory evidence for toxicity. Parental reports indicated improvement in alertness and social interactions. GMFM did not show statistically significant improvement in motor development. H-MRS documented an overall drop in NAA which was statistically significant in the basal ganglia. T1 measurements recorded on MRI studies suggested a mild improvement in myelination in the frontal white matter after treatment. Diffusion Tensor Imaging was available in two patients and suggested micro-structural improvement in the corpus callosum. The results suggest that lithium administration may be beneficial in patients with Canavan disease.
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- Mitra Assadi
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Neurology, 3 Cooper Plaza, Suite 320, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
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Smrekar J, Pandit D, Fast M, Assadi M, De S. Prediction of power output of a coal-fired power plant by artificial neural network. Neural Comput Appl 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-009-0331-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nabipour I, Ebrahimi A, Jafari SM, Vahdat K, Assadi M, Movahed A, Moradhaseli F, Obeidi N, Sanjdideh Z. The metabolic syndrome is not associated with homocysteinemia: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. J Endocrinol Invest 2009; 32:406-10. [PMID: 19794288 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is uncertain whether homocysteine and the metabolic syndrome or its components are related in the general population, as studies investigating the association between homocysteine levels and insulin resistance have shown conflicting results. METHODS In an ancillary study to the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study, a cohort study of Iranian men and women aged >or=25 yr, a random sample of 1754 subjects were evaluated for the association of plasma homocysteine levels and the metabolic syndrome using National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)-Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)-III criteria. Total homocysteine levels and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS Subjects with lower HDL-cholesterol and higher blood pressure showed significantly higher homocysteine levels (p=0.001 and p<0.0001; respectively). There was no significant difference in serum levels of homocysteine between subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome. In multiple logistic regression analysis, the metabolic syndrome did not show a significant association with serum homocysteine levels after adjusting for sex, age, smoking, fruit and vegetable intake pattern, body mass index, and physical inactivity. Concurrent elevated CRP levels and the metabolic syndrome also did not show a significant association with serum homocysteine levels after adjusting for sex, age, and lifestyle cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS There was no association between the metabolic syndrome using NCEP-ATPIII criteria and homocysteinemia in this study. These data refute the hypothesis that homocysteine levels are influenced by the metabolic syndrome, at least in general healthy population.
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- I Nabipour
- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, I.R. Iran.
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Assadi M, Campellone JV. Response to comments on: “Buspirone and serotonin in spinocerebellar ataxia”. J Neurol Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Assadi M, Baseman S, Janson C, Wang DJ, Bilaniuk L, Leone P. Serial 1H-MRS in GM2 gangliosidoses. Eur J Pediatr 2008; 167:347-52. [PMID: 17387512 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0469-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2006] [Revised: 02/24/2007] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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GM2 gangliosidoses are a group of neuronal storage disorders caused by deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidase A. Clinically, the disease is marked by a relentless encephalopathy. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) provides in-vivo measurement of various brain metabolites including N-acetyl aspartate+N-acetyl aspartate glutamate (NAA), myo-inositol (mI), choline (Cho) and creatine (Cr). The NAA represents neuronal integrity while elevation in the mI reflects abnormal inflammation and gliosis in the brain tissue. An elevation in the Cho levels suggest cell membrane breakdown and demyelination. We report the clinical and laboratory data in two patients with GM2 gangliosidoses. Serial 1H-MRS evaluations were performed to drive metabolite ratios of NAA/Cr, mI/Cr and Cho/Cr. We acquired the data from four regions of interest (ROI) according to a standard protocol. The results documented a progressive elevation in mI/Cr in all four ROI in patient one and only one ROI (occipital gray matter) in patient 2. We also documented a decline in the NAA/Cr ratios in both cases in most ROI. These results were compared to six age-matched controls and confirmed statistically significant elevation in the mI in our cases. In conclusion, 1H-MRS alterations were suggestive of neuronal loss and inflammation in these patients. 1H-MRS may be a valuable tool in monitoring the disease progress and response to therapy in GM2 gangliosidoses. Elevation in the mI may prove to be more sensitive than the other metabolite alterations.
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- Mitra Assadi
- Division of Neurology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 3 Cooper Plaza, Suite 320, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
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Assadi M, Leone P, Veloski JJ, Schwartzman RJ, Janson CG, Campellone JV. Validating an Ataxia Functional Composite Scale in spinocerebellar ataxia. J Neurol Sci 2008; 268:136-9. [PMID: 18191149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2007] [Revised: 11/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The Ataxia Functional Composite Scale (AFCS) may provide a sensitive and reproducible assessment of treatment responses in studies of the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA). We previously assessed the effects of buspirone in a cohort of patients with SCA via the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). At each assessment period, AFCS scores were also obtained. A strong correlation of AFCS with ICARS scores was demonstrated at all assessment periods. This study supports the validity of the AFCS as a useful assessment of ataxia in this population.
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- Mitra Assadi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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Assadi M, Campellone JV, Janson CG, Veloski JJ, Schwartzman RJ, Leone P. Treatment of spinocerebellar ataxia with buspirone. J Neurol Sci 2007; 260:143-6. [PMID: 17512011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 04/13/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Preliminary data suggest potential benefit of 5-HT receptor agonists in the treatment of ataxias. We studied the effects of buspirone in a cohort of twenty patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). Twenty patients were treated in this double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over trial with either buspirone HCl 30 mg twice daily or placebo for 3 months. Buspirone was not shown to be superior to placebo in the treatment of patients with SCA.
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- Mitra Assadi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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Janson CG, McPhee SWJ, Francis J, Shera D, Assadi M, Freese A, Hurh P, Haselgrove J, Wang DJ, Bilaniuk L, Leone P. Natural history of Canavan disease revealed by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and diffusion-weighted MRI. Neuropediatrics 2006; 37:209-21. [PMID: 17177147 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Canavan disease is a childhood leukodystrophy caused by mutations in the gene for human aspartoacylase ( ASPA), which leads to an abnormal accumulation of the substrate molecule N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) in the brain. This study was designed to model the natural history of Canavan disease using MRI and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( (1)H-MRS). NAA and various indices of brain structure (morphology, quantitative T1, fractional anisotropy, apparent diffusion coefficient) were measured in white and gray matter regions during the progression of Canavan disease. A mixed-effects statistical model was used to fit all outcome measures. Longitudinal data from 28 Canavan patients were directly compared in each brain region with reference data obtained from normal, age-matched pediatric subjects. The resultant model can be used to non-invasively monitor the natural history of Canavan disease or related leukodystrophies in future studies involving drug, gene therapy, or stem cell treatments.
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- C G Janson
- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
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Janson CG, Kolodny EH, Zeng BJ, Raghavan S, Pastores G, Torres P, Assadi M, McPhee S, Goldfarb O, Saslow B, Freese A, Wang DJ, Bilaniuk L, Shera D, Leone P. Mild-onset presentation of Canavan's disease associated with novel G212A point mutation in aspartoacylase gene. Ann Neurol 2006; 59:428-31. [PMID: 16437572 DOI: 10.1002/ana.20787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We describe two sisters with a mild-onset variant of Canavan's disease who presented at age 50 and 19 months with developmental delay but without macrocephaly, hypotonia, spasticity, or seizures. Remarkably, both patients had age-appropriate head control, gross motor development, and muscle tone. There were very mild deficits in fine motor skills, coordination, and gait. Both sisters had a history of strabismus, but otherwise vision was normal. The older child showed evidence of mild cognitive and social impairment, whereas language and behavior were normal for age in the infant. Both patients were found to be compound heterozygotes for C914A (A305E) and G212A (R71H) mutations in ASPA. Like all other known ASPA mutations, this previously unknown G212A mutation appears to have low absolute enzyme activity. Nevertheless, it is associated in these patients with an extremely benign phenotype that is highly atypical of Canavan's disease. Biochemical and clinical data were evaluated using a generalized linear mixed model generated from 25 other subjects with Canavan's disease. There were statistically significant differences in brain chemistry and clinical evaluations, supporting a distinct variant of Canavan's disease. Future studies of ASPA enzyme structure and gene regulation in these subjects could lead to a better understanding of Canavan's pathophysiology and improvements in ASPA gene therapy.
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- Christopher G Janson
- Department of Neurology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, USA.
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Current evidence suggests that the effects of lithium on metabolic and signaling pathways in the brain may vary depending on the specific clinical condition or disease model. For example, lithium increases levels of cerebral N-acetyl aspartate in patients with bipolar disorder but does not appear to affect N-acetyl aspartate levels in normal human subjects. Conversely, lithium significantly decreases whole-brain levels of N-acetyl aspartate in a rat genetic model of Canavan disease in which cerebral N-acetyl aspartate is chronically elevated. While N-acetyl aspartate is a commonly used surrogate marker for neuronal density and correlates with neuronal viability, grossly elevated whole-brain levels of N-acetyl aspartate in Canavan disease are associated with dysmyelination and mental retardation. This report describes the first clinical application of lithium in a human subject with Canavan disease. Spectroscopic and clinical changes were observed over the time period in which lithium was administered, which reversed during a 2-week wash-out period after withdrawal of lithium. This investigation reports decreased N-acetyl aspartate levels in the brain regions tested and magnetic resonance spectroscopic values that are more characteristic of normal development and myelination, suggesting that a larger, controlled trial of lithium may be warranted as supportive therapy for Canavan disease by decreasing abnormally elevated N-acetyl aspartate.
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- Christopher G Janson
- Department of Neurosurgery and Molecular Genetics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, USA
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Harrison D, Cumiskey A, Le M, Mayhew M, Assadi M. Advanced Digestion in the UK – Technology Developments and Options for Optimisation of Sludge Assets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.2175/193864704784131572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have described a patient with occipital lobe infarction and CVH in the hemianopic field. Increased uptake in the right temporal lobe was documented on the brain Tc SPECT scan. We propose that activation of this area might be the underlying mechanism for visual hallucinations. This case report is a clear example of the wide spectrum of the clinical manifestations in stroke victims. We also emphasize the importance of educating the medical staff about the organic basis for human behavior.
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- Mitra Assadi
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
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Natarajan SK, Assadi M, Sadegh-Nasseri S. Stable peptide binding to MHC class II molecule is rapid and is determined by a receptive conformation shaped by prior association with low affinity peptides. J Immunol 1999; 162:4030-6. [PMID: 10201925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Formation of stable class II MHC/peptide complex involves conformational changes and proceeds via an intermediate. Although this intermediate complex forms and dissociates in minutes, its conversion to a stable complex is a very slow process, taking up to a few days to reach completion. Here, we investigate the different steps of this binding and demonstrate that the conformational changes necessary to generate a receptive molecule is the rate-determining slow step in the process, while formation of the stable MHC/peptide complex is very rapid. With HLA-DR1 as our model class II molecule, we first used low affinity variants of hemagglutinin peptide (HA306-318), which lack the principal anchor, to shape the conformation of the MHC and then studied the kinetics of stable binding of HA306-318 to such an induced conformation. We found that the apparent association rate of HA306-318 is equivalent to the dissociation rate of the low affinity peptide. A 4- to 18-fold enhancement in the binding rates of HA306-318 was observed depending on the dissociation rates of the low affinity peptides. These results establish that 1) formation of stable MHC/peptide complexes is very rapid and 2) prior binding of low affinity peptide induces a receptive conformation in MHC for efficient stable peptide binding. Furthermore, in the absence of any free peptide, this receptive molecule rapidly reverts to slow binding behavior toward the subsequently offered peptide. These results have important implications for the roles of low affinity MHC/peptide complexes in Ag presentation.
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- S K Natarajan
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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INTRODUCTION Cocaine has been shown to have broad cardiovascular effects that could be life threatening. Most of the reported electrophysiologic effects of cocaine have been studied in normal but not infarcted myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS Using microelectrode techniques, we investigated the electrophysiologic effects of cocaine on endocardial canine Purkinje fibers that survived 1 day of myocardial infarction. In quiescent infarcted preparations, stimulated trains were followed by subthreshold delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs), in the presence of propranolol (1 microM). Cocaine (10 microM) decreased the amplitude of DADs from 6.1 +/- 1.8 mV to 3.0 +/- 1.3 mV (P < 0.05, n = 6). When stimulated preparations (n = 23) showing no triggered activity during control (+propranolol) were superfused with a low concentration of caffeine (1 mM) or high extracellular Ca2+ (8.1 mM), triggered activity was induced. Subsequent cocaine (10 microM) superfusion prevented the induction of caffeine- and high Ca(2+)-induced triggered activity. Cocaine's effects were reversible upon washout. In preparations that showed triggered activity during control conditions (+propranolol), the mean cycle length of triggered activity was 755 +/- 45 msec. Cocaine (10 microM) superfusion lengthened the cycle length to 1030 +/- 141 msec and terminated triggered activity with a subthreshold DAD (n = 12). In addition, cocaine and ryanodine (10 microM) suppressed triggered activity in a similar manner when tested in the same preparations (n = 4). During control conditions, cocaine did not cause any significant change on the rate of rise of action potential upstroke (from 55.6 +/- 24.3 to 54.5 +/- 28.6 V/sec, n = 8) and maximum diastolic potential (from -58.4 +/- 4.3 to -56.6 +/- 6.5 mV, n = 8). In the absence of propranolol, 50 microM but not 10 microM cocaine induced early afterdepolarizations in 62% of the preparations exhibiting triggered activity during control conditions. CONCLUSION The results suggest that cocaine modulates DADs and triggered activity in infarcted endocardial fibers via direct inhibition of cyclic release of Ca2+ from sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) independently from a local anesthetic or sympathomimetic effect. This SR inhibition could account for the myocardial depressant effect of cocaine. However, while cocaine suppressed DADs, its induction of EADs can precipitate malignant ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of cocaine overdose and infarction.
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- M Boutjdir
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn, USA
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Bekheit SS, Restivo M, Boutjdir M, Henkin R, Gooyandeh K, Assadi M, Khatib S, Gough WB, el-Sherif N. Effects of glyburide on ischemia-induced changes in extracellular potassium and local myocardial activation: a potential new approach to the management of ischemia-induced malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Am Heart J 1990; 119:1025-33. [PMID: 2109924 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(05)80231-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The increase in extracellular potassium [K+]o levels during the early phase of myocardial ischemia may result in part from activation of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K+ channels. Glyburide, a second-generation hypoglycemic sulfonylurea, is a potent blocker of these channels. We studied the effects of glyburide on [K+]o and on intramyocardial conduction delay during a 10-minute occlusion of the left anterior descending artery in the dog. K(+)-sensitive electrodes and bipolar plunge electrodes were introduced to record, respectively, [K+]o and local electrograms from close sites in midmyocardial regions in normal, border, and ischemic zones. Recordings were obtained before (control ischemia [CI]) and 20 minutes after intravenous administration of 0.15 mg/kg of glyburide (glyburide plus ischemia [G + I]). During G + I the extent of the increase in [K+]o was less compared to that during CI, and the difference was statistically significant during the first 7 minutes of ischemia in the ischemic zone and during the first 4 minutes of ischemia in the border zone. On the other hand, the degree of local intramyocardial conduction delay was significantly reduced during G + I compared to CI during the entire 10 minutes of ischemia in both the ischemic and border zones. In summary, our results have shown that glyburide significantly reduced the rise of [K+]o and intramyocardial delay during the early phase of acute ischemia and could thus attenuate the electrophysiologic consequences of ischemia that underlie the initial phase of malignant tachyarrhythmias. Although the effects of glyburide may result in part from a direct action of the drug on cardiac adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K+ channels, other metabolic antiischemic effects cannot be ruled out.
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Affiliation(s)
- S S Bekheit
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn
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